4D basics
A ticket is one four-digit number
You choose any number from 0000 to 9999 and stake at least RM1 on it at an official outlet before sales close, usually around 7:00pm on draw night. That is the whole product: one number, one draw.
Big covers 23 prizes, Small covers 3
A Big stake wins if your number appears anywhere among the 23 numbers drawn, at a lower rate per prize. A Small stake wins only on the first, second or third prize, at a higher rate. Many players put RM1 on each.
Box bets cover every order of your digits
A plain bet must match the drawn number digit for digit. An iBox bet wins on any arrangement of your four digits for the same RM1, but the prize is divided by the number of arrangements. mBox pays the full prize on any arrangement but costs RM1 per arrangement.
What is drawn each night
Every 4D draw produces 23 numbers: one first prize, one second, one third, ten special prizes and ten consolation prizes. Operators release them in stages, which is why a live card fills in over several minutes rather than all at once.
Where the result shows up first
Operators announce prizes on their draw stream and website from about 7:00pm (6:30pm for Singapore Pools). This site reads those publications every few seconds and places each prize on the board as it appears, so the live page here is as quick as watching the stream.